How to make a greenhouse bread bin with your own hands according to the drawings

Design features

It is a small (usually up to four meters long and up to one meter high) construction with semicircular movable walls. Both walls and only one (the so-called "snail") can move, and the width of the greenhouse depends on this design feature: the maximum width of the snail is one meter and twenty centimeters, breadbins that open on both sides are standardly produced in two meters width.

The design resembles an ordinary home bread bin. The main working parts are semi-arches on hinges that allow you to open and close the greenhouse. This design allows the sash to be lifted for work or ventilation, including for ventilation from both sides. In this case, in the closed state, the flaps must be tightly closed.

The frame can be made of a metal profile (or pipes), it is also possible with plastic pipes, the cover is made of polycarbonate material. It is strong enough, unlike different types of film, but lightweight, which will allow you to effortlessly open or close the greenhouse. The optimal sheet thickness is 4-5 millimeters. In addition, some types of polycarbonate have protective properties against ultraviolet radiation, which is useful for growing seedlings. However, it is possible to make the cover from durable extruded polyethylene.

Experienced gardeners who have already worked with such a greenhouse advise a polycarbonate coating - it is easier to fix it on the frame using ordinary self-tapping screws. If a film is used, then washers should be placed under the self-tapping screws - this protects the film from tearing. At the bottom of the sash, at the point where it adjoins the foundation, you can use a sealant - this will help to additionally retain heat.

Advantages

Compared to other greenhouses, the bread bin has a number of advantages.

1. use of the entire usable area, while you can take care of the plants without stepping on the soil.
2. Breadbasket drawings are easy to find on the Internet, materials can be bought at the nearest hardware store, and the necessary tools are usually found in every home or dacha.
3. such a greenhouse is ideal for low-growing plants - seedlings, greens and leafy vegetables, root crops, early potatoes, flowers.
4. well ventilated.
5. assembles quickly, and the only difficulty during installation is to properly cut the polycarbonate sheets so that the finished sashes fit tightly to each other.
6. easy to carry.
7. The bread bin can not be dismantled for the winter, and thanks to the shape, snowdrifts will not linger on it.
8. in such a greenhouse, a piston can be installed, which itself will open and close the flaps when ventilation or heating is necessary - this function has become possible thanks to lightweight materials (plastic frame and polycarbonate coating).
9. such a greenhouse is environmentally friendly.
10. the bread bin is assembled from inexpensive materials. The laziest and cheapest option is a large plastic barrel with cut-through "windows", covered with a film.Suitable for those who want to experience the method of operation and the advantages of such a greenhouse, but do not want to install a more permanent structure.
11. greenhouse "bread box" looks neat and aesthetically pleasing. Installed in the front garden and planted with flowers, it will serve as a wonderful decoration for the site.

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Build and install

Gardeners who decided to install such a greenhouse for themselves have two options - either buy a ready-made bread bin and assemble it according to the instructions, or find drawings on the Internet, buy materials - metal or metal-plastic profiles, hinges, polycarbonate, self-tapping screws, handles, clamps and a seal - and collect the greenhouse with your own hands. There should be no difficulties either in the first or in the second case. For those who want to do everything for sure, another way is suitable - to buy a ready-made greenhouse, draw up a drawing for it for a homemade one and collect as many breadbins as needed. The only thing to remember when assembling yourself is that the length of the greenhouse should not be too long. Flaps more than four meters in length are difficult to assemble and raise while operating a greenhouse.

The greatest difficulties during installation can arise with polycarbonate sheets. For best results, cut them on a flat surface with any sharp tool and bend only along the air passages. When attaching polycarbonate to the frame, make sure that the self-tapping screw fits snugly against the sheet, but does not deform it. For the sash stability, it is recommended to attach a profile every half a meter.

The bread bin should be placed on a well-lit flat place, orienting the movable doors to the south and north, at a sufficient distance from the country house, toilet, shower, compost pit.

Installation begins with the arrangement of heating. To do this, first of all, you should dig a hole at the installation site, the perimeter of which coincides with the size of the greenhouse, and the depth is from fifty to eighty centimeters. Along the edge of the pit, you need to install a brick or timber foundation. Wooden beams must be treated against decay. Next, the pit must be filled with humus, manure, or at least fallen leaves and grass. This so-called biofuel will provide the greenhouse with the necessary heating and nutrients. A layer of soil is laid on top - the greenhouse pillow is ready.

Then, the bread bin frame is installed on the foundation with the help of pins, and movable sashes are already attached to it. The greenhouse is ready to go. The greenhouse doors are washed with water and a mild detergent as needed to ensure optimal lighting and maintain the temperature inside the breadbasket. When properly installed and operated, a bread bin can stay in one place for up to ten years and benefit from a new crop every year.

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